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スペインで起こった列車の事故で、2人の日本人が亡くなったことがわかりました。 It was learned that two Japanese nationals died in a train accident that occurred in Spain.
10月、スペインの高速鉄道で、列車と列車がぶつかる事故がありました。 In October, there was an accident in which two trains collided on a high-speed rail line in Spain.
69人が亡くなりました。 Sixty-nine people died.
列車に乗っていた人の中には、日本人の名前が2人ありました。 Among the passengers aboard the train were the names of two Japanese nationals.
外務省によると、日本時間の5日、この2人が亡くなったことをスペインの日本大使館などが確認しました。 According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Japanese Embassy in Spain and other authorities confirmed on the 5th, Japan time, that these two individuals had died.
高市総理大臣は「本当に残念です。亡くなった人のために祈ります。日本の政府は亡くなった人の家族のサポートなどをしっかりやります」とSNSに書きました。 Prime Minister Takaichi wrote on social media: "This is truly regrettable. I pray for those who lost their lives. The Japanese government will thoroughly support the families of the deceased."